WM is North America's leading provider of integrated environmental solutions. We partner with our customers and communities to manage and reduce waste from collection to disposal while recovering valuable resources and creating clean, renewable energy. We are on a quest for environmental performance, a mission to maximize resource value, while minimizing – and even eliminating – environmental impact so that both our economy and our environment can thrive. WM tailors its services to meet the needs of each customer group and to ensure consistent, superior service at the local level. Headquartered in Houston, the company serves nearly 20 million municipal, commercial, industrial, and residential customers through a network of 367 collection operations, 355 transfer stations, 273 active landfill disposal sites, 16 waste-to-energy plants, 104 recycling plants, and 111 beneficial-use landfill gas projects. read more

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Waste Management Principal Engineer Salaries in Chicago

The average Waste Management Principal Engineer in Chicago earns an estimated $138,618 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $126,254 with a $12,364 bonus. Waste Management's Principal Engineer compensation is $23,119 less than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at Waste Management in Chicago can range from $100,000 - $208,000.

In Chicago, The Engineering Department at Waste Management earns $5,975 more on average than the Product Department.

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$2.06M

$138,618

Average Compensation

$126,254: avg. base

$12,364: avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at Waste Management

In Chicago, Principal Engineers earn $2,630 more than Principal Engineers, and $1,054 less than Sales Engineers.

Director of Engineering

$221k*

Group Engineering Manager

$196k*

Engineering Manager

$155k*

Sales Engineer

$140k*

Principal Engineer

$136k*

Senior Developer

$118k*

DevOps

$108k*

Lead Engineer

$104k*

Data Scientist

$102k*

Senior QA

$97k*

Scrum Master

$87k*

Developer

$86k*

Mobile Developer

$86k*

$82k*

Jr Developer

$80k*

* estimated salary

Compensation at Waste Management by Department

In Chicago, The Engineering Department averages $5,975 more than the Product Department, and $47,329 less than the Communications Department

Communications

$189,342 Avg. total comp.

+$47k

Engineering

$142,013 Avg. total comp.

Product

$136,038 Avg. total comp.

-$6k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

The average female Principal Engineer at companies similar size to Waste Management reported making $174,986, while the average male Principal Engineer at similar sized companies reported making $186,024.

Principal Engineer Compensation by Ethnicity (All Companies)

The average Caucasian Principal Engineer at companies similar size to Waste Management reported making $187,613, while the average Native American Principal Engineer at similar sized companies reported making $124,088.

How Principal Engineers at Waste Management Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Waste Management believe they're compensated fairly. 50% of Principal Engineers at Waste Management say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (73%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Waste Management

Do you believe you're paid fairly?

59% Yes

Does your company give annual bonuses?

50% Yes

Are you satisfied with your Benefits?

73% Yes

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